diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qproperty_p.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qproperty_p.h
index 8ae6664a2b6..376482a6afe 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qproperty_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qproperty_p.h
@@ -19,12 +19,13 @@
 #include <qproperty.h>
 
 #include <qmetaobject.h>
-#include <qscopedpointer.h>
 #include <qscopedvaluerollback.h>
 #include <qvariant.h>
 #include <vector>
 #include <QtCore/QVarLengthArray>
 
+#include <memory>
+
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
 namespace QtPrivate {
@@ -292,7 +293,7 @@ private:
     ObserverArray inlineDependencyObservers; // for things we are observing
 
     QPropertyObserverPointer firstObserver; // list of observers observing us
-    QScopedPointer<std::vector<QPropertyObserver>> heapObservers; // for things we are observing
+    std::unique_ptr<std::vector<QPropertyObserver>> heapObservers; // for things we are observing
 
 protected:
     QUntypedPropertyData *propertyDataPtr = nullptr;